The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-30
THE WHIMS OF FAIR WOMEN.
FEMNINE DIVERsl0Ns HAVE NEW AVID
CURIOUS FEATUREa
Excursienists who Gather Auturan Leaves
and Huntresses who sheet at Birds-A
Little TrickerY Hero and There.

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Little Trickery Hero and There.
The old trick OF the men who depart
loaded with game bags and shotguns, and
hold up on tho return trip at Fulton Market
buy braces OF partridgcs and punches OF
woodcock. has melted the small boy to
branch OF industry. At this time OF year city
girls, properly costumed 20 OF to the country
to gather autumn leaves. Companies even run
excursion trains weekly to remote points for
tho autumn leaf gathcrers. 80 at tho various
little stations you find freckle faced country
boys with stacks Of gorgeous branches prettily
arranged for twenty-five cents q bundle. The
ladies buy as many as they can tug, hang
round the station till the return train. and re-
turn home without rs much as going of the
plank platform to relate the beauty OF the
woods and display the trophies OF thoir indus
try and toll. There Is as much humbug about
tho sports and amusements OF women as OF
men. The wool shops are full OF splendid en-.
broideries. completed save some simple vein.
ings or fillings-in.". Ladies' buy these elab-
orate works of art and ostentatiously do the
little odds and ends left by the skilled en-
broiderers. Then hear tho frauds discourse OF
tho difficulties they have overcome. heard Q
girl telling OF tapestry she was filling in.'1
II picked that girls face out twice." said she.
I was determined 1t should have q suitable
expression OF sadness. 'Good-by.'"
What delicate stitches" said q gentleman.
"They are almost invisible. The face is beau.
tifully DONE"
The dumbhead, who knew nothing Of en-.
broidory beyond the cross stitch with which
she was putting solid band Of blue chenille
about the whole performance. expatiated
about the, sad effect upon her eyes Of those
wonderful stitches, when IN old fancy work
Those faces are painted upon "a. satin; they
pieces we buy nov the faces are painted on the
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ward. But there's an Instance very unlike the
Othor. A dealer in ladies' wear was on the same
ship with our worthy clothier. and she was ex-
BY female Tee She %ndd her
1essSs sbe IN sas SS8'' sSeadsss
oeE She Throw about The
House Woma1n n SAYING 1t was too warm ri to wear
Ss FIT h to
it and csught the glimmer Of lovely jet there
asd IT, sss s %sksd Of q WEN se
pesrsd:and asked FOR as mas wrap. which she
had forgotten. and which was on the exam
tnerS shoulders at tho time.
she Just put It On y9p wheh she h was un,
t eeRs e BACK t. ior f{ sD0s' you knew she'd
:" He quietly removed it, and left the Custom
House woman In the lurch."
Our most asssd,uousy i isshionsnle .1s are
Winged
ms ma Iisht, dainty sIIver.meanted wea-
pons are roguishly popped Off and sometimes
suns at the h1ntresss side. and she never 70.
turns without somethnf in IT but there there. Is
income transiently out Of the fad.
A daughter Of wealth changed her name by .
Warrisge in Europe from that Of welI.knoTn
New York family to that OF an intricately
one. She found that in meeting acausintsnces
she had to go into an explanation Of what her
she had 3 seli:lnElns pocket rubber, stamp
made. with her name on 1t as ordinarily
she Is since wedlock she whips out the stamp
handy scrap OF paper.
Many have been looking at women's heads.
under their hats Behind that resembled the
handle Of a stewpan wound with hair In
these Iifters stily stretching forth out Of three
female heads; On the extreme end Of each
bo on that
ri hRa ss no Tbe %tet
with maid standing over her and holding her
wealth Of hair twisted round toreilnger
has her head dressed s said the w mstress
Then the hair flyer copied the ANTIQUE style
Very tightly With the bellies hair. the frst turn
made loosely, and she KEEP. winding the mass
Hands SO ,'I much admired at present. Then
se sd the 6s
that was pinned on top and 6ufied out each
side; next she tucked in two short, stumpy
he e end The
soea, and RS Si forum s to s' 20 with that
Ben has a toga that no spoke Marc Antonvs
WsS sad p ~ "a s Ges tn h,
and forums Ike Nary Anderson IN Paris
Out KNOW cOGlu never HOt drOUNu
drapcries, SO shall follow the fashion in hair"
Then she crowned her mythqlogeally con.
on tho back. and trimmed with a flight Of stir
Ribbon bows and brass anchor In front; and
but wholly satisfied with her architecture.
The mos. remunerative material in fashion
to-day Is plush. A three or four dollar plush
Is far richer in appearance than an eight-dol.
tho costlfer fabric. 1t will not catch dust. It
does not show creases. It retains it's color In
friend of the modest purse. The prettiest
dress seen on the street yesterday was reno;
tho plush dress us worry best for two winters.
This fill. mingled with a nlcc pioce OF broad
cloth, II came out AS good us new and hand
somer than ever. Cloth or cancels hair dressea
aIc greatly improved by vest, fronts OF plush.
They are easy to make, and with one cloth
gown and three sets OF plush and silk plastrons
q lady can get along for weeks visit.
A pretty young girl, who detests looking
on her journey to pass week with friend.